Bilingual brochure created by Mondadori Electa. The Arch of Janus was included on the 2016 World Monuments Watch to highlight the opportunity to elevate further the visibility of the Forum Boarium through its restoration. This bilingual brochure describes the history of the Arch of Janus and the...Read more

With the support of American Express, WMF, WMF Europe, and the City of Paris collaborated on the restoration of nineteenth-century paintings at the neoclassical Church of Notre-Dame de Lorette. The project focused on the murals of the Chapel of Baptisms.Read more

The 2014 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize was awarded to the Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri Library with The Central City Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg on December 1, 2014. This booklet describes the history of the building and the restoration project that saved it,...Read more

In the years since a 1985 earthquake devastated Mexico City and destroyed many historic buildings, World Monuments Fund has been privileged to work in collaboration with a number of local partners in Mexico. Conservation projects have spanned centuries of heritage, and the World Monuments Watch has...Read more

Since its founding in 1965, World Monuments Fund (WMF) has worked globally with hundreds of local partners to develop programs that provide international advocacy, financial support, and technical assistance to implement solutions to save historic buildings and sites at risk. This report covers the...Read more

Jewish Heritage Program World Monuments Fund’s Jewish Heritage Program ( JHP) leads international efforts to preserve Jewish cultural heritage sites around the world, particularly in places where local resources and fundraising capacities are limited. JHP supports conservation, research, and...Read more

World Monuments Fund awarded the 2012 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize to the Architectural Consortium for Hizuchi Elementary School, for its impeccable restoration of Hizuchi Elementary School in Hizuchi, Yawatahama City, Ehime Prefecture, on Shikoku Island, Japan. Following serious...Read more

Edinburgh's inner-city graveyards are doorways into a richly evocative world full of hidden treasures that tell us about the people who lived here and how the city developed. The kirkyards of St. Cuthbert’s, Canongate and Greyfriars and the burial grounds of Calton Old and Calton New are all...Read more

Bafut Palace is located in the heart of the Bafut kingdom in northwest Cameroon. The palace comprises over 50 buildings arranged around a shrine, which are used by the Fon, his wives, and the royal court. The entire site is surrounded by a sacred forest.&nbsp; Included on UNESCO&rsquo;s...Read more